calendar [ˈkælində] n. 历法，日历
【扩】kalendar 日历
【搭】solar calendar 阳历 wall calendar 挂历 lunar calendar 阴历
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A: I like that color calendar.
B: I'll give it to you if you like.
A：我喜欢那本彩色的日历。
B：喜欢就送给你了。
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historian [hiˈstɔːriən] n. 历史学家
unique [juːˈniːk] adj. 无与伦比的，独特的
【扩】idiographic 独特的
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A: This is our specialty.
B: Surely it is unique.
A：这是本店的特色商品。
B：这种商品确实很独特。
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steadily [ˈstedili] adv. 不断地
【扩】continuously 不断地 constantly 不断地，经常地
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A: Our demand for this product is steadily on the increase.
B: How much do you order this time?
A：我们对该产品的需求正在稳步地增长。
B：你们这次准备订购多少呢？
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sole [səul] adj. 唯一的
【扩】only 唯一的
【搭】sole one 唯一一个
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A: Unless you increase the turnover we can hardly appoint you our sole agent.
B: I'll consider it, and tell you my decision tomorrow.
A：除非贵方增加交易额，否则我们无法指定贵方为我们的独家代理。
B：我考虑考虑，明天告诉你我的决定。
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video [ˈvidiəu] n. 录像
CD-ROM [ˌsiː-diː-ˈrɔm] n. （只读）光盘驱动器
bewilder [biˈwildə] v. 令人眼花缭乱
【派】bewilderment 迷惑
【例】The traffic in big cities bewilders me.
大城市的交通让我眼花缭乱。
deduce [diˈdjuːs] v. 推断，推理
【扩】conclude 推断出 forejudge 推断
【搭】deduce from 从……推断出
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A: I deduce from the large crowd that the speaker is very popular.
B: Yes, he is the professor who is the most popular among the students in our school.
A：从听众很多这一点，我可以推断，演讲者大受欢迎。
B：是的，他是最受我们学校学生欢迎的教授。
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scanty [ˈskænti] adj. 不足的，贫乏的
【扩】skimp 不足的 lacking 缺少的
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A: The rainfall was rather scanty this month.
B: Yes, it rained only twice altogether.
A：这个月的雨量不足。
B：是的，总共只下了两场雨。
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mammoth [ˈmæməθ] n. （古生物）长毛象
tusk [tʌsk] n. 獠牙，长牙，象牙
nomad [ˈnəumæd] n. 游牧民
correlate [ˈkɔrileit] v. 使相互联系
【派】correlation 相互关系，关联
【扩】interrelate 相关，相互关联
【搭】correlate with 与……相关联
【例】 This doesn't correlate with what we've known already.
这同我们已经知道的没有关系。
clue [kluː] n. 线索
insignificant [insiɡˈnifikənt] adj. 不重要的
【扩】unimportant 不重要的
【例】This problem was insignificant compared to others we faced.
这一问题与我们面临的其他问题相比算不了什么。
shed [ʃed] v. 使流出，泻
advent [ˈædvent] n. 出现，到来，来临
【搭】with the advent of 随着……的出现
【例】People are much better informed since the advent of the Internet.
自从有了网络，人们的消息灵通多了。
agriculture [ˈæɡriˌkʌltʃə] n. 农业
assumption [əˈsʌmpʃən] n. 假定，设想
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A: The facts proved her assumption was wrong.
B: But she doesn't think that way.
A：事实证明她的设想是错的。
B：但她并不那么认为。
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dot [dɔt] n. 小圆点
symbol [ˈsimbəl] n. 符号
engrave [inˈɡreiv] v. 雕刻
【派】engraving 雕刻印刷品
【扩】sculpture 雕刻
【例】The stone was engraved with inscription in memory of him.
石碑上刻有纪念他的碑文。
ivory [ˈaivəri] n. 象牙制品
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A: May I see that ivory horse?
B: Sure. Here you are.
A：我可以看看那个象牙做的马吗？
B：当然可以，给你。
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phase [feiz] n. 月相，天相
primitive [ˈprimitiv] n. 原始人；adj. 原始的
【派】primitiveness 原始
【扩】primordial 原始的 aboriginal 原始的，土著的
【例】Primitive made himself primitive tools from sharp stones and animal bones.
原始人用尖石块和兽骨为自己制作原始的工具。
depict [diˈpikt] v. 描画，描绘
noun [具体名词]日历(solar calendar and lunar calendar)；日程表；记事录，大事记；历法 - A calendar is a particular system for dividing time into periods such as years, months, and weeks, often starting from a particular point in history. 历法 Chinese calendar
verb [vt. 及物动词]把…排进日程表（或时间表），把…记入记事录 - A good study plan includes a study calendar and a to-do list.一个完善的学习计划包括学习日程和待办事项清单。
- solar calendar 阳历
- lunar calendar 阴历
- Chinese calendar 中国农历
- perpetual calendar 万年历
- desk calendar 台历
- wall calendar 挂历
noun [专属名词]历史学家，史学工作者 - Historian Michael Beschloss debunks a few myths.历史学家迈克尔·贝斯切罗斯揭露了一些神话的真相。
adjective [原级]独一无二的，独特的；非常特别的，极不寻常的；（某人、地或事物）独具的，特有的 - You can use unique to describe things that you admire because they are very unusual and special. 极不寻常的; 独特的• She was a woman of unique talent and determination. 她是一个有独特天赋和决心的女人。
noun [抽象名词]<古>独一无二的人（或事） - We like the unique nature of that software.我们喜欢那个软件的独特性。
- a unique position 做定语
- Each person's DNA is unique. 做表语
adverb [频率副词]逐渐地，稳步地；不变地，稳定地；冷静地，镇定地；固定地，牢固地 - The company's exports have been increasing steadily.公司的出口量一直稳步增长。
adverb [程度副词]单独地，仅有地 - Too often we make decisions based solely upon what we see in the magazines. 大多数时候，我们仅仅依据在杂志上看到的东西作决定。
noun [具体名词]（某个事件或场合的）录像；（指方法）录影；录像带；音乐录影；<英>录像机；视频播放软件 - Video is the system of recording movies and events on tape so that people can watch them on a television set. 录像• She has watched the race on video. 她已观看了比赛的录像。
adjective [原级]电视的，视频的；图像的，画面的 - He wanted to play video game.他想玩电子游戏。
verb [vt. 及物动词]录下（电视节目）；（用摄像机）拍摄 - If you video a television programme or event, you record it on tape using video recorder or video camera, so that you can watch it later. 录制
noun [专属名词]只读光盘驱动器（Compact Disc Read - Only Memory） - A single CD-ROM can hold more than 500 megabytes of data. 单单一张只读光盘就能存储500多兆的资料。
verb [vt. 及物动词]使迷惑，使糊涂、令人眼花缭乱，晕头转向 - The silence from Alex had hurt and bewildered her. 亚历克斯的沉默令她伤心和迷惑不解。Big city traffic bewildered the country girl.
阅读真题：As an increasing number of traffic regulation schemes are devised, the poor bewildered driver finds himself diverted and forced into one-way systems which cause even greater delays than the traffic jams they are supposed to prevent.
verb [vt. 及物动词]推断，演绎；<古>对…追本溯源 - Alison cleverly deduced that I was the author of the letter. 艾莉森聪明地推断出我是这封信的作者。
adjective [原级]少量的(scanty evidence)，不足的(scanty clues)；（衣服）暴露的，紧（身）的 - If someone is wearing scanty clothing, he or she is wearing clothes which are sexually revealing. (衣着)暴露的• ...a model in scanty clothing. ...一个衣着暴露的模特。
noun [抽象名词]<非正式>女式小短裤（或衬裤）（scanties） - ...a troupe of scantily-clad dancers. ...一团穿戴暴露的舞蹈演员。
be few and far between 缺乏
- People like John are few and far between.
- Thank God people like John are few and far between.
noun [抽象名词]猛犸，毛象；庞然大物 - A mammoth was an animal like an elephant, with very long tusks and long hair, that lived a long time ago but no longer exists. 猛犸
adjective [原级]巨大的，庞大的 - It is a mammoth project.这可是个浩大的工程。
noun [具体名词]长牙；尖头，尖形物 - The second blind felt the elephant's tusk.第二个瞎子摸到了大象的象牙。
verb [vt. 及物动词]以牙刺戳；以长牙掘 - Elephants wear the tusk down faster than they can grow it.象牙磨损的速度快于生长的速度。
noun [集合/集体]游牧民，游牧部落一员；流浪者，不断更换工作的人 - A 'nomad settlement' is a contradiction in terms.“游牧者的定居”是用词上的自相矛盾。
adjective [原级]游牧的，流浪的 - I think these devices facilitate our inner digital nomad.我认为这些设备丰富了我们的数字生活。
verb [vt. 及物动词]相互关联；显示紧密联系 - If you correlate things, you work out the way in which they are connected or the way they influence each other. 使…相互关联 Stress levels and heart disease are strongly correlated.
noun [抽象名词]相关的事物 - The figures do not seem to correlate.这些数字似乎毫不相干。
noun [抽象名词]线索，提示；理解，想法 - A clue is an object or piece of information that helps someone solve a crime. (破案中的) 线索
verb [vt. 及物动词]给（某人）提供线索，使（某人）了解 - I want to clue you in on something.我来提示你一下。
adjective [原级]微不足道的，无足轻重的；（人）无权无势的；无意义的 - In 1949 Bonn was a small, insignificant city. 1949年，波恩还是个不足称道的小城市。
noun [具体名词]棚屋，小屋；（工业上用于生产或存放设备的）厂房，工棚；<澳新>剪羊棚，挤奶棚 - David built us a shed in the back yard.戴维帮我们在后院搭了个棚子。
verb [vt. 及物动词]去除，摆脱；（植物）落（叶），（动物）蜕（皮），脱（毛）；脱掉（所穿衣物）；掉落（货物）；挡水，防水；射出，发出（光）；流，洒，落（泪）；<正式>（尤指在战争中）造成伤亡，使流（血）；把（车）停在库棚内；（分区）切断（电力载荷） - Some of the trees were already beginning to shed their leaves. 有些树已经开始落叶了。
noun [抽象名词]出现，到来，问世；基督降临节（Advent）；基督降临，基督复临（Advent） - Since the advent of television people have been prophesying the death of the book.自从电视出现以来，人们一直在预言书的消亡。
noun [抽象名词]农业，农学，农艺 - Strong both in industry and agriculture, Ukraine produces much of the grain for the nation. 工业与农业双强的乌克兰为其国民生产大部分谷物。
noun [抽象名词]假定，假设；取得，承担 - You would be making an assumption that's not based on any fact that you could report. 你会做出不以你能报道的任何事实为依据的一种假设。
noun [专属名词]点，小圆点，点状物；顿音记号；（摩尔斯电码、因特网或电子邮件地址中的）点；嫁妆 - a system of painting using small dots of colour. …一套运用小色点作画的方法。
verb [vt. 及物动词]加点；散布于，遍布；给音符加附点；<古>击打 - to mark or form with a dot 用小圆点标记; 由点形成 • to dot a letter • a dotted crotchet
noun [抽象名词]象征，标志；符号；代表性的人（物） - A symbol of something such as an idea is a shape or design that is used to represent it. 象征物
verb [vt. 及物动词]雕刻（文字，图案）；铭刻在（记忆，脑海）中（be engraved on/in） - Your wedding ring can be engraved with a personal inscription at no extra cost. 你的结婚戒指可以刻上个人题字不另收费。
noun [专属名词]象牙，（其他动物的）长牙；象牙制品；象牙色，乳白色；<非正式>钢琴键；<非正式>（人的）牙齿 - He showed him how to blow into the ivory mouthpiece.他给他演示了如何把气吹进象牙吹口。
adjective [原级]象牙色的，乳白色的；象牙制成的 - The ivory industry employed about a thousand carvers.象牙工业雇佣了大约一千个雕刻工。
noun [抽象名词]（发展或变化的）阶段，时期；做出某种行为的短时期；（动物生活周期或年周期的）阶段，期；（月亮的）位相，盈亏；同步，协调；（化）相；（动）（由遗传或季节引起的）动物颜色变化（期）；（物理）相位，相角；（线圈的）匝，（多相电机或电路的）连接；（语言学）（系统语法用语）相（指链接动词与后续动词的关系）；相结构（含有链接动词和后续动词的结构） - This autumn, 6000 residents will participate in the first phase of the project. 今年秋季，6000名居民将参与这项计划的第一阶段。
verb [vt. 及物动词]分阶段进行；（物理）使相位同步，使定相 - So begins another phase of the cycle.这样就开始了循环的另一个阶段。
adjective [原级]原始的，远古的；（器物等）粗糙的，简陋的；（人、动物或植物发展）早期的；（行为，思想，情感）本能的，自然的；（艺术风格）朴实无华的；原来的，原有的；（语言学）根词的，非派生的；（数）（代数或几何表达式）本原的；（生）原生的 - Primitive means belonging to a very early period in the development of an animal or plant. 原始的 (动物、植物)• ...primitive whales. …原始鲸。
verb [vt. 及物动词]描述，描绘 - ...a gallery of pictures depicting Lee's most famous battles. …一批描绘李的最著名战役的图画。
